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Hollywood Bowl on June 9, 2019 during the Playboy Jazz Festival | Karen Foshay
For the first time in almost a century, the Hollywood Bowl will be silent this summer, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic announcing today the cancellation of the season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Father Albert Avenido standing next to Eileen Neri's casket at her funeral. No one was allowed to attend because of COVID-19.
The Rev. Albert Avenido fiddled with the wires connecting the sound board to the cameras, microphones and recording equipment.  He and his assistant worked late the night before to be ready for mass.
Barbara Ferrer, giving L.A. County Coronavirus Update on May 13
On a day that four dozen more COVID-19 deaths were announced, Los Angeles County issued a new, open-ended public health order today allowing all retail businesses to reopen for curbside merchandise pickup only.
Los Angeles County Coronavirus Briefing May 14, 2020
Another four dozen coronavirus deaths were reported in Los Angeles County today as more businesses were permitted to reopen with restricted operations.
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A federal judge today issued a preliminary order requiring that thousands of homeless people living under Los Angeles freeway overpasses and underpasses, and near entrance and exit ramps, be relocated for health and safety reasons.
Explosion in Downtown Los Angeles on May 16, 2020. | Courtesy Sean Miura
A fiery explosion left 11 firefighters injured tonight as they fought flames engulfing a single-story commercial building in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles, authorities said.
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An investigation is underway today to determine if criminal conduct was involved in a fiery explosion in the downtown Los Angeles Toy District that injured a dozen firefighters and damaged buildings and fire equipment.
Los Angeles County Coronavirus Briefing May 20, 2020
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County topped 40,000 today, while results of the latest antibody testing showed a drop in the percentage of residents believed to have been infected at some point.
Handlers walking a cheetah and a dog at the San Diego Safari Park. | Taken March 25, 2020 by Tammy Spratt/San Diego Zoo
For zoo workers deemed essential -- the zookeepers, hospital workers and others who care for and feed the animals -- life has gone on as usual during the break.
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Los Angeles may find itself in a worse financial situation than envisioned in the mayor's proposed budget for the next fiscal year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, city officials said today.
A young man gives a haircut to another man. | Flickr/Dennis Sylvester Hurd/Public Domain (CC0 1.0)
In an announcement that will delight shaggy-haired residents statewide, Gov. Gavin Newsom today cleared the way for barbershops and hair salons to open in some counties.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Mary Nichols, and California Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Jared Blumenfeld
City Attorney Mike Feuer today announced Los Angeles has joined a coalition of cities and states in a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule on rolling back the national Clean Car Standards.
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